From then to now;

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'Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action."—Disraeli
FROM
THEN TO
NOW
A book-length history of Haskins &
Sells written by Arthur B. Foye,
former Managing Partner, will be
published later in 1970. The
events described in Mr. Foye's book
form the basis for the chronology given
here, outlining the growth of the Firm.
A copy of Mr. Foye's history will be
placed in the library of each H&S office
so that readers of H&S Reports may
pursue their individual interests in
the Firm's history.
1852 Charles Waldo Haskins born on
January 11 in Brooklyn, New York.
1858 Elijah Watt Sells born on March
1 in Muscatine, Iowa.
1886 Charles W Haskins enters the
practice of public accounting in
New York City.
1886 The first professional accounting
society, the American Association of
Public Accountants, is founded.
1890 Procter & Gamble, originator of
the soap that floats, becomes a client of
Deloitte, Plender, Griffiths & Co. of
London.
1893 Charles W. Haskins and Elijah
W Sells meet as staff experts for the
Dockery Commission, set up by
Congress to examine the accounting
procedures of the Executive Branch of
the United States government.
1895 On March 4, Messrs. Haskins
and Sells open first office at 2 Nassau
Street, New York.
1895 Norman McLaren opens a
public accounting firm in San
Francisco which is destined to merge
with H&S as McLaren, Goode,
West & Co.
1896 On May 1, H&S moves its office
to 30 Broad Street, New York.
1896 New York is first state to pass an
act "to regulate the profession of
public accountants."
1896 Charles W Haskins named first
president of the Board of State
Examiners of Public Accountants
(New York).
1897 The New York State Society of
Certified Public Accountants organized
with Charles W. Haskins elected
president.
1900 H&S opens office in Chicago.
1900 Charles W Haskins becomes first
dean of New York University School
of Commerce, Accounts & Finance.
1901 H&S opens office in London, the
first outside the U.S.
1902 H&S opens offices in Cleveland
and Saint Louis.
1902 The Federation of Societies of
Public Accountants in the United
States organized with Charles W
Haskins elected first president.
1902 Number of H&S employees
passes 100.
1903 Death of Charles W Haskins.
1903 Charles S. Ludlam becomes
H&S partner.
1903 Pittsburgh Office opens.
1905 H&S arranges with E. Van Dien,
public accountants of Amsterdam, for
reciprocal representation.
1905 At age 10 H&S numbers among
its clients U. S. Bubber Co., New York
University, The Borden Co.,
International Harvester Corp. and
Equitable Life Assurance Society.
1906 Elijah W. Sells elected to first of
two terms as President of American
Association of Public Accountants.
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